8 March, 2022
8 March, 2022
Proposed statutory guidance sets out how cap will work in practice and informs local authorities about support they can receive in preparing for implementation
4 March, 2022
New evaluation concludes that system clearly needs to work more effectively to fully realise the potential of all of the underlying principles of the Act working together in harmony
4 March, 2022
3 March, 2022
3 March, 2022
New guidance confirms that the personal expenses allowance, minimum income guarantee, and savings credit disregards will all rise in line with inflation
1 March, 2022
28 February, 2022
24 February, 2022 Open access
New report concludes that, if evidence was needed, investigations into tragic individual cases over the pandemic period prove that managing complaints should now be considered a frontline service
24 February, 2022
21 February, 2022
Members of new group will aim to provide recommendations by the end of April 2022, followed by an implementation plan by the end of 2023
11 February, 2022
However, local authority membership body COSLA warns that there remains a 'host of unanswered questions' surrounding the proposals
7 February, 2022
IFS analysis also finds there is a 'clear geographical pattern' to who would see a large reduction in protection against high costs, with those living in the North East, Yorkshire and the Humber, and the Midlands more exposed to care costs as a result of the amendment
4 February, 2022
New statutory instrument
3 February, 2022
Ombudsman highlights that Peepal Care is the only domiciliary care provider in England to have received two such notices
28 January, 2022
Audit Scotland reports says clear plan is needed now to address the significant challenges facing social care in Scotland, and to remove any uncertainty about the future direction
26 January, 2022
Health Minister also announces a full review of current social care charging arrangements, including the option of introducing a cap on costs faced by individuals and families
4 January, 2022 Open access
Councils can use the funding on measures including increasing use of direct payments and paying staff for Covid-19 sickness and self-isolation absences
23 December, 2021
Worcestershire County Council, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care [2021] EWCA Civ 1957
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